04/12/2025
As a Doctor, I spend my days helping Women navigate their bodies, but in my 40’s I’m also learning a lot about my own!
💛 My 40s are teaching me to pay attention to myself:
The signs were always there… I just never slowed down long enough to notice them. Midlife has a way of calling you back to yourself in the gentlest and loudest ways at the same time.
💛 What matters now is consistency, not intensity:
I used to aim for big goals and big changes. Now I see how the smallest daily habits like drinking water, gentle movement, breathing, going to bed on time, do more for my health than any “all or nothing” approach ever did.
💛 I move because it makes me feel good, not to lose weight:
Movement has become a mental reset, a mood stabiliser, a way to calm my nervous system. It’s no longer about jeans or numbers on the scale but about feeling good in my own body.
💛 Midlife energy hits different when you prioritise sleep:
Sleep isn’t optional anymore. When I protect it, everything else feels manageable. When I don’t, I feel it instantly.
💛 I feel less like I’m getting older and more like I’m finally waking up:
There’s a clarity that comes in your 40s. You finally see what supports you and what doesn’t.
This is what midlife feels like to me. Tell me what it looks like for you?
